Burial vault cover



ug. 9 1938. J. SCHULZ BURIAL` VAULT COVER Filed Aug. 15, 1936 M MQ? INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 9, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BURIAL VAULT COVER Joseph Schulz, Newark, N. J., assigner to Fred J. Mead and Margaret M. Mead, Orange, N. J., a

partnership Application August 15,

3 Claims.

This invention relates toa cover for a burial vault, which cover may be made of water-proof concrete and is reinforced by means of metal rods.

Covers of this type have been made heretofore with a ring or band around their edges extending below the lower sides of the cover so as to overlap the edges of the vault upon which the covers are placed.

By the present invention the reinforcing rods and band are made so that they can be readily assembled and securely held together and at the same time they can be separated for shipment to the place where the concrete is poured if desired.

The invention will be understood from the description in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan View of the frame of rods and bands or metal strips; Fig. 2 is a plan View on an enlarged scale, partly broken away, showing some of the details; Fig. 3 is a` section along the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a Vertical section through the cover showing the concrete in place.

A frame is illustrated in the drawing which may be made up of band or rim pieces consisting of strips together with rods or cross members that can be readily assembled. The long side pieces l and 2 of the frame are made of metal strips with the ends bent toward each other and preferably abutting, as indicated at 3 and f1. Holding members 5 are attached to each end of the Strips I and 2, as by welding, riveting or in any other convenient way. Each holding member 5 has its end t bent outwardly to provide convenient places for attaching straps or Wires 'I for holding the parts in position.

Side members I and 2 are provided with a plurality of bent struck-in catches 8 extending inwardly from the strips I and 2 with their ends left integral with these strips. These struck-in catches 8 may be made by slitting the strips, as indicated at 9 and l0 in Fig. 3 and bending a portion between the slits laterally into the position Shown in Fig. 2.

1936, Serial No. 96,131

(Cl. 'l2-7) Cross rods II of metal are provided with ends I2 bent at right angles to extend into the loops or catches 8, as shown in Fig. 3. The rods II thus keep the sides from spreading when the concrete is poured. Straps I3 may extend from. the 5 middle portion of the straps 'I to the cross rods II to keep the ends from bulging out when the concrete is poured.

A wire screen (Fig. 4) is placed upon the rods Ii, the frame is placed in a suitable form and 10 concrete is poured and shaped, as shown in this figure. Grooves I1 are left along the lower sides of the edges of the concrete I6 near the metal band or ring composed of the strips I and 2 so that the upper #edges of the vault extend into these grooves Il' when the cover is in place.

I claim:

1. In a reinforced concrete burial vault cover,

a metal frame of flexible material having inwardly struck-out portions and substantially straight metal rods of equal lengths across said frame having bent ends, said bent ends entering into said struck out portions from above Whereby the sides ci said frame are held at fixed distances apart.

2. In a reinforced concrete burial vault cover,

a metal frame of iieXible material having inwardly struck-out portions and substantially straight metal rods of equal lengths across said frame of two U-shaped members having bent ends, said bent ends entering into said struck out portions from above whereby the sides. of said frame are held at Xed distances apart.

3. In a reinforced concrete burial vault cover,

a metal frame of flexible portions, substantially straight metal rods of equal lengths across said frame of two U-shaped members having bent ends, said bent ends entering into said struck out portions from above whereby the sides oi said frame are held at xed distances apart, holding members connected to the ends of said U-shaped members and straps connecting some of said rods to said holding members.

JOSEPH SCHULZ. 

